A blog for conservatives and unionists throughout the Commonwealth and Anglosphere.

"Whatever disunites man from God, also disunites man from man...When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle." ~ Edmund Burke

2009-12-28

Biggest world news story of the decade?

With only a couple days into entering a new decades, the news media is discussing what is the biggest news story of the decade. Today, the following poll was put on Canada.com asking readers 'What was the biggest world news story of the decade?'

The choices listed are:

- Election of Obama- South Asian Tsunami- 9/11 Terrorist Attacks- War in Iraq- Global Recession- Other

As of noon today, the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks have been chosen by most readers with about 70% of the vote. It's surprising that 9/11 isn't ahead by a larger percentage, but I think that it is the most historically significant story of the decade by far.

QUEEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND HER OTHER REALMS AND TERRITORIES, HEAD OF THE COMMONWEALTH

"I declare before you all that my whole life whether it be long or short shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong." ~ 21st birthday speech, 21 April 1947

ABOUT ME

"The modern monarchy is like the king piece in chess. He doesn't actually do much at all, and the casual observer might conclude that it has no bearing on the game whatsoever. And yet it is the most important piece of the game because it determines how all other pieces on the board interact. And more by occupying the role that it does, it prevents any other piece from occupying that role. The modern monarchy means we're playing a different game altogether."